SCI staff visited the Duckdalben Seafarers' Center in Hamburg, Germany and spoke with their Port Chaplain Jan Oltmanns and Dr. Clara Schlaich about the impressive efforts taken to provide seafarers with convenient, confidential medical advice. When a seafarer has only a few hours in port, accessing needed services close by is essential.

SCI operates the world’s only full-time, free legal aid program for merchant mariners. The Center for Seafarers’ Rights works to improve laws and practices that protect mariners and increase the safety and security of the maritime industry.